Rear brakes question.
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Rear brakes question.
Hi Gang,
I took the KDX apart for cleaning and greasing. When I removed the swingarm pivot axle, I had to push the rear brake lever down to access the nut. I put a piece of carboard between the brake pads before I did this. Do I need to take the caliper apart to press the brake piston back in?
Thanks for any advice,
D.
I took the KDX apart for cleaning and greasing. When I removed the swingarm pivot axle, I had to push the rear brake lever down to access the nut. I put a piece of carboard between the brake pads before I did this. Do I need to take the caliper apart to press the brake piston back in?
Thanks for any advice,
D.
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use a screwdriver to spread them apart if u need
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I usually just remove the pedal
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1. Can I use a turkey baster to remove the old fluid?
Yup.
I usually do that and then pour in fresh fluid and run a tube from the bleed screw down into a coke bottle with a couple inches of brake fluid in it. I keep pumping it through until it runs clear and then bleed as normal.
I thought it needed to be DOT 3 or 5? Someone else can answer that. I don't recall.
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A mighty vac really makes it easy to remove the old fluid through the bleed screw and draw fresh fluid through the brake system
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I've posted it many times...
You will need to take the bleeder screw completely out and carefully wrap just the threads in teflon tape, else the mighty vac will pull air right through the threads
I've heard that the teflon tape breaks down in brake fluid so you don't want to get any loose ends, but I've never had any issue wit it
You will need to take the bleeder screw completely out and carefully wrap just the threads in teflon tape, else the mighty vac will pull air right through the threads
I've heard that the teflon tape breaks down in brake fluid so you don't want to get any loose ends, but I've never had any issue wit it
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